St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-07
TOOK IIAUDANUM.
EngeFs Unsuccessful Attempt to
Kill Himself

CHICAGO, Nov. 6.-NOt the least re-
markable phase of the bomb discovery
is that it came about from the fact that
Anarchist George Engel attempted sui
eide last night by taking an ounce of
laudanum. About 30 O'Clock, Emil
ZOener, who is on the night
death watch, passed EngePs cell and
was attracted by grOanS coming from
cause he found Engel breathing heavily
and living PROSTATE on his back. He
called him by name, but received no
answer. and on opening the cell door
discovered that the man was uncOn-
sciOuS and suffering from the effects of
some Supplying drug. After re-
peated attempts to awaken the sleep
ing man ZOener became alarmed
and decided to call in DR.. Gray from the
insane ward in the same building. DR..
Gray was sent for Immediately. On
going to EngelS cell the doctor soon
discovered that Engel was suffering
from poison. His eyes were dilated
and rolled systematically. DR.. Gray at
once commenced active work on his
patient. AS soon as Engel came to
his senses he raved and cursed
at being disturbed in his
sleep and asked the reason of his being
awakened. He protested that he had
only drunk little whisky and was all
right. His condition and subsequent
events showed that Engel was deliber-
a ely lying, and that in the face of
daath. He was at once forced TO take
emetics and kept constantly walking
for an hour, until all danger
had passed. From that time
on the surveillance over him was
not relaxed for an instant. The at
tempted suicide of Engel is what led
to the search of the cells in the morn
ing. Besides the discovery of eX-
plOSiyeS among the effects of Lingg,
there was found in Engel's cell the
bottle from which he had taken the
laudanum. 1t was concealed in the uri-
nal. Three or four drops of laudanum
still remained in the bottle,
and Engel was confronted with
the evidence of his intended
last sullenly admitted the truth of the
accusation. He had preferred death by
his own hand, he said, to any carrying
out of sentence under the law. Engel
stubbornly refused to disclose how he
obtained the poison. The bottle affords
no clue, and, likeuLingg's dynamite,
the source of the poison is a
mystery. The finding of the
Lingg explosives and attempted
suicide of Engel were not the only
STARTERS of the day. There was
another, the import of which could not
be guessed. As a result of it, however,
John Van Plinksky. an alleged Polish
count. and John Vetter Rivas. by his
own account South American nabOb,
are locked up at the Chicago avenue
police station. They were arrested
about ? O'Clock this morning while
trying to raise window sash
at the police station above named.
Rivas is not known to the police. He
claims that he came from Caracas five
months ago; that his father is the Ven
ezuelan minister at Stuttgart and that
he is sojOurning in America to learn the
language. Van Plinsky had but re-
Gently been released from the county
Jail. where he had been for several
weeks charged with robbery. He is
either a German or a Pole. Capt.
Setback thinks the two men had felOni-
Ous designs upon his station, and is try
ing to make a binding case against
them.